May 31, 2009
“The Soloist.” Joe Wright, director. Dreamworks, 117 minutes.
“The Soloist” begins the way “State of Play” ends: opening credits roll as newspapers are printed, bundled and delivered. The papers are a blur of color as they whiz through the machinery, a tribute to the pressmen who invented the processes that have sped up delivery of [...]
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May 31, 2009
“State of Play.” Kevin Macdonald, director. Tony Gilroy, writer. Universal, 127 minutes.
“State of Play” is a good old-fashioned newspaper thriller in which the curmudgeonly journalist solves the case using wits, not guns. The film is fast-paced without being manic, the story full of satisfying twists without abandoning credibility.
Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) is an old-school [...]
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